JDyal's Black 03 ES 2.4 Cyl Build

Ok I made this post to sum up all the things I'm doin to my g. Well for those of you who have seen it, Any suggestions? I wanted to lower the front but idk how much. I'm on 225/45/17. I'm open to any other suggestions. And before anybody says something, I already have 3rd gen jdm tails that I need to install. Thanks in advance



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Those are 4 blue led strips in my trunk

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I really like how it turned out so far. Any ideas are welcome

Tein S-Tech springs will lower you enough to get rid of the gap and even out stance.

Tails must be JDM asap!!

And then burn those horrendous tails with fire and pour duel on them every 20 seconds. Lol!!

tails dont HAVE to be JDM

i see u already have them tho, GL with ur progress

Lmao thanks guys I just need help with installing them because one has a harness an the other just bulbs and wires. I have a stock harness can I convert that?

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Originally Posted by QnzMostWanted

tails dont HAVE to be JDM

i see u already have them tho, GL with ur progress

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Haha I only say so because he got some 3rd gens a few days ago and still has those on, Lol!
JD post pics of what you have so we can help get the ball rolling.

Fix your rear bumper... Its an eyesore.

Other than that, keep it clean.

Yes I know I have a replacement I need to get it painted an not much money

Eh, those wheels looked better silver. You have a pretty much all black car with these bright white wheels, doesn't flow with anything.

Install those JDM tails, nab a set of Tien springs (get some KYB AGX's to go with them) fix the rear bumper and you're off to a good start.

Ok I liked silver too but it always goes gray.

I like the white its different ... black and white all ways blends to me

I think it had a clean look and good contrast I only want black rims with a chrome lip

Looking good. Yeah you need to fix bumper. I have my old oem bumper i could get it painted your g color at my shop. Pm me to give you a price if you interested.

Yeah can you believe I pulled over to the side of the road behind parked cars since I was lost in Brooklyn and this ASSHOLE fucking hits me and dips...ON THANKSGIVING

yeah those wheels would look better silver..
but the tails really arent that bad i would try to take them apart and paint the chrome things black though.

So I bought 2 48 led switch back 1157 for my front turn signals and bought 2 resistors for them. My question is I saw that 3 ohm 50w solves for the front and the back and 6 ohm 25w solves for one signal (total of 4 for all signals) Now I got a pair from ebay that says 6 ohm 50w....wth? Will I only need these 2 for rear and front or would I need 4 of these?

what exhaust is that

It's not a particular brand name, but I got it off of ebay months ago no probs at all, my friend who's a mechanic installed it and was surprised how it wasn't cheap. It's a catback exhaust for the 2.4L and it was only 135 SHIPPED

So I was clearing my needles today in the gauge cluster and i have no idea why but the rpm needle broke! I took it out and was holding it while clearing it and my crip split it in half! Is there a place where I can get another needle?

Junkyard

I have a set at home I can send you

Also my mph and rpm isn't working properly so how can I adjust that? I tried the screws in there and the mph left side doesn't adjust but the right side does

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It's not a particular brand name, but I got it off of ebay months ago no probs at all, my friend who's a mechanic installed it and was surprised how it wasn't cheap. It's a catback exhaust for the 2.4L and it was only 135 SHIPPED

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Thought so... is it loud? ive been eyeing that catback for quite some time but dont want anything thats to loud

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Also my mph and rpm isn't working properly so how can I adjust that? I tried the screws in there and the mph left side doesn't adjust but the right side does

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I dont think there is adjustment, tou were supposed to carefully mark their place.

^TRUE. But I will tell you what I did. rpm is easy, start the g drive it around, till it warms up. let it idle, and then put the needle back on where it normally idles at. MPH is a whole different story. I swaped my 03 needles to a 99 guage cluster( I didn't like the yellow needles) I took pictures before I removed the needles, where they where at in 5 gear at 3k rpm, and at idle. so thats the easiest way. I don't recommend doing it on a crowded road though (mine was empty)

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Thought so... is it loud? ive been eyeing that catback for quite some time but dont want anything thats to loud

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No it's not it's the perfect one. It's loud hen you rev but cruising is quiet. It has a silencer if tut want it

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^TRUE. But I will tell you what I did. rpm is easy, start the g drive it around, till it warms up. let it idle, and then put the needle back on where it normally idles at. MPH is a whole different story. I swaped my 03 needles to a 99 guage cluster( I didn't like the yellow needles) I took pictures before I removed the needles, where they where at in 5 gear at 3k rpm, and at idle. so thats the easiest way. I don't recommend doing it on a crowded road though (mine was empty)

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Ok but the mph is at 0 you can't mark that. There is adjusting screws to adjust how tight or loose it is. My mph right side (60 on) works fine. The needle comes back when not going that speed but the needle gets stuck on 60 less. I would have to knock on it to loosen up that's what the screws are for

I cleared my needles and as you can see to the right the rpm one is broken. I hope crazy glue works and I wanna paint them blue. I also cleared the red spot by the F in the fuel meter. I think it looks a lot better and may try doing it for the red area in the high rpm

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I see people have a problem with the fuel needle and they fill up and put the needle on full. Surprising I was gonna do that but the needle fixed itself. Just the mph and rpm needles get stuck in certain places

Just remember, trust the light, not the needle. Do that and you should never run out of gas. Mine is all out of whack, my full level is right below the F line after shoving another gallon of gas into the tank after the pump clicked full, and my light comes on when the needle marks 1/4.

Thanks but I wasn't complaining about that at all. The fuel needle re-calibrated itself even tho it wasn't in the same spot

So I found these lowering springs and wondering how good the quality is if anybody knows

http://triplerperformance.net/i-293203.aspx

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So I found these lowering springs and wondering how good the quality is if anybody knows

http://triplerperformance.net/i-293203.aspx

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I dont know of anyone who has tried it. Although Ive thought about trying them, but havent had the money to yet. Their coilover suspension has had decent reviews so I would hope that these would be the same...

Yeah same

whats the drop on those?

I don't know...I just came across these on google, and then I saw one sponsor...forgot which one but they were advertising these.

JM Auto Racing

YES! You is right sir

Most likely same drop all around. So it will probably leave the front higher than the rear.

Ok sirs. I finally put in the jdm tails. I used the USDM harnesses and I'll add the other bulb (Clear turn signal) When I have the chance. I just wanted them on ASAP!!

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Now I'm thinking. Should I lightly tint the red part of the lense or should I make it even redder and use red tint spray? Any suggestions because I like it like this but I wanna see what I should do with it.

If you're looking for opinions, mine is to leave them just like that, 3rd gens need no help standing out on a USDM Galant if you ask me. Totally your call though.

#Team3rdGens / #TeamFaceliftTails